Here’s What to Ask the Former Equifax CEO

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2017 16:07:09 +0000

Richard Smith — who resigned as chief executive of big-three credit bureau Equifax this week in the wake of a data breach that exposed 143 million Social Security numbers — is slated to testify in front of no fewer than four committees on Capitol Hill next week. If I were a lawmaker, here are some of the questions I’d ask when Mr. Smith goes to Washington.

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Breach at Sonic Drive-In May Have Impacted Millions of Credit, Debit Cards

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2017 21:28:31 +0000

Sonic Drive-In, a fast-food chain with nearly 3,600 locations across 45 U.S. states, has acknowledged a breach affecting an unknown number of store payment card systems. The ongoing breach may have led to a fire sale on millions of stolen credit and debit card accounts that are now being peddled in shadowy underground cybercrime stores, KrebsOnSecurity has learned.

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TippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of September 25, 2017

Credit to Author: Elisa Lippincott (TippingPoint Global Product Marketing)| Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2017 18:24:40 +0000

A couple of years back, I remember working at a tradeshow booth and giving a demo to someone who was interested in our solution. He said, “Your solution is great, but I need something that will not let anyone from the outside in my network and I need something that will not let my employees…

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